Table 2.
Characteristics of ever-employed adults with current asthma by asthma classification – 31 statesa and DC, 2012–2014.
| All ever employed adults with current asthma | Proportion receiving at least one form of asthma self- management education |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | No. in Sampleb | Weighted No.c | %c | (95% CI) | %c | (95% CI) |
| Age group (years)d | ||||||
| 18–44 | 4,789 | 7,088,403 | 45.6 | 44.0–47.3 | 98.9 | 98.6–99.3 |
| 45–64 | 10,527 | 5,731,844 | 36.9 | 35.4–38.4 | 98.5 | 98.1 –98.9 |
| ≥ 65 | 7,805 | 2,710,744 | 17.5 | 16.5–18.4 | 98.0 | 97.2–98.8 |
| Sexd | ||||||
| Male | 6,804 | 5,395,925 | 34.6 | 33.1 –36.2 | 98.2 | 97.6–98.8 |
| Female | 16,410 | 10,179,920 | 65.4 | 63.8–66.9 | 98.8 | 98.5–99.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 18,513 | 10,690,120 | 69.5 | 67.8–71.3 | 98.6 | 98.3–98.9 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1,739 | 1,976,876 | 12.9 | 11.7–14.1 | 98.3 | 97.2–99.4 |
| Hispanic | 1,043 | 1,641,798 | 10.7 | 9.3–12.1 | 98.9 | 98.1 –99.7 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 1,647 | 1,069,897 | 7.0 | 5.9–8.0 | 98.7 | 97.8–99.5 |
| Education level | ||||||
| ≤ High school | 8,193 | 5,761,212 | 37.0 | 35.4–38.6 | 98.4 | 98.0–98.9 |
| > High school | 14,996 | 9,804,571 | 63.0 | 61.4–64.6 | 98.7 | 98.4–99.0 |
| Household incomed | ||||||
| < $25,000 | 8,126 | 5,000,728 | 35.7 | 34.0–37.3 | 98.1 | 97.5–98.7 |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 5,056 | 3,062,100 | 21.8 | 20.5–23.2 | 98.8 | 98.2–99.3 |
| ≥ $50,000 | 7,776 | 5,954,392 | 42.5 | 40.8–44.2 | 99.0 | 98.6–99.4 |
| Health insuranced | ||||||
| Yes | 21,180 | 13,398,505 | 86.2 | 84.9–87.5 | 98.8 | 98.5–99.0 |
| No | 1,997 | 2,146,112 | 13.8 | 12.5–15.1 | 97.7 | 96.7–98.7 |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Currently employed | 9,660 | 8,031,152 | 51.6 | 50.0–53.3 | 98.7 | 98.3–99.1 |
| Not currently employed | 13,514 | 7,520,289 | 48.4 | 46.7–50.0 | 98.5 | 98.2–98.9 |
| Asthma statusd | ||||||
| WRA | 3,498 | 2,155,902 | 13.9 | 12.8–14.9 | 99.4 | 98.9–100.0 |
| Possible WRA | 9,484 | 6,075,911 | 39.1 | 37.5–40.6 | 98.3 | 97.7–98.8 |
| Non-WRA | 10,179 | 7,326,152 | 47.1 | 45.4–48.8 | 98.6 | 98.3–99.0 |
CI: confidence interval; PR: prevalence ratio; WRA: work-related asthma.
a
California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
b
Unweighted sample size.
c
Weighted to provide average annual estimates using the survey sample weights for each participant.
d
Rao-Scott chi-square test, p < .05.